Damon West

You're so right on, man.

And you know what?

Here's what I truly believe about when people give up on their hopes and goals and dreams is they were always closer to it than they even realized.

You were so much closer than you really think you are.

You just got to keep going.

And life is hard.

Life's going to throw obstacles at you.

But the good thing about this is that you get to choose the way you see the obstacles in front of you.

And the coffee bean message, I remember how it felt when he first told it to me.

And just hearing you talk about that, man, it makes me feel so good.

Because that's the energy I want to transfer anytime I tell this story.

And I'm on the road 20 to 25 days a month speaking all over America to corporations, groups, and sports teams.

But I want everybody in that room every single time to feel that kind of energy.

Because I want people to feel something.

I think that when we make people feel something, we can create an emotion out of that event, right?

It's like the old Maya Angelou quote, right?

People don't always remember what you say.

They don't always remember what you do, but they always remember how you make them feel.

And I remember how I felt that day that Muhammad told me.

And I'm going to tell you the one word I felt was empowered.